Title :
FPSS - A Fast Packet Switching System
Author :
Frese, H. ; Hochweller, G. ; Krechlok, W. ; Schmitz, R.
Author_Institution :
DESY Notkestr. 85 2000 Hamburg 52, West Germany
fDate :
6/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
FPSS is a local packet switching network connecting up to 256 computers or intelligent controllers. Transmission hardware is realized as a star network operating at an internal speed of 160 Mbit/s. Packet handling overhead is less than 3 usec per packet. The network software employs the virtual channel concept to provide data transmission between various sub processes on a time shared basis. The network operating program has been implemented as an extension of the SINTRAN III operating system of the NORD-100 computers used at DESY. A version for the PADAC microcomputer (TMS 9900) is under development.
Keywords :
Buffer storage; Computer networks; Control systems; Data communication; Hardware; Intelligent networks; Joining processes; Microcomputers; Packet switching; Protocols;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1981.4331698
